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Will Pete Hegseth be out as Secretary of Defense before Nov 1, 2026?

Everything Else · tracked since August 28, 2026 · no longer updating — this question left the market on September 6, 2026

14%

Final tracked odds

As of September 6, 2026, market-consensus odds put the chance at 14%.

▲ 3 since the previous update. ▲ 5 over the last 7 days. Probabilities are market-consensus forecasts, not predictions.

How the odds have moved

0%25%50%75%100%Aug 28Aug 29Aug 30Sep 1Sep 6Before Nov 1, 2026 — Aug 28: 11%Before Nov 1, 2026 — Aug 29: 9%Before Nov 1, 2026 — Aug 30: 10%Before Nov 1, 2026 — Aug 31: 10%Before Nov 1, 2026 — Sep 1: 11%Before Nov 1, 2026 — Sep 6: 14%14%

Every outcome we track

OutcomeSep 1TodayMove
Before Nov 1, 202611%14%▲ 3
Full history table
DateBefore Nov 1, 2026
2026-09-0614%
2026-09-0111%
2026-08-3110%
2026-08-3010%
2026-08-299%
2026-08-2811%

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Common questions

Will Pete Hegseth be out as Secretary of Defense before Nov 1, 2026 — what were the odds?
As of the last morning we tracked it, September 6, 2026, the market-consensus chance was 14%. That is the aggregated judgment of traders with money at stake, reported by The Morning Line — not our own prediction.
Will Pete Hegseth be out as Secretary of Defense before Nov 1, 2026 — did the odds go up or down?
Up. Over the 6 days we tracked this question, the odds moved from 11% on August 28, 2026 to 14% on September 6, 2026 — a change of 3 points.
Will Pete Hegseth be out as Secretary of Defense before Nov 1, 2026 — what were the highest and lowest odds?
Over 6 tracked days the odds ranged between 9% and 14%. The final reading of 14% sits at the top of that range.

About this question

The Morning Line has reported the market-consensus odds on “Will Pete Hegseth be out as Secretary of Defense before Nov 1, 2026” for 6 days, since August 28, 2026. As of September 6, 2026, market-consensus odds sit at 14%. The final tracked chance for a yes has risen from 11% to 14%, ranging between 9% and 14% across that stretch. These are reported probabilities, not our own predictions. The question left the market on September 6, 2026, and this page is now a permanent record.

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